Budget Travel London to Paris

Have you ever wonder why Americans do not travel more often? There's one very simple explanation. Travel books by American publishers are extremely and painfully boring!!!

Who the heck wrote these books??? They are crammed in text. Excuse me, this is about seeing the sights about other places!!! Unfortunately, 90% of the travel books produced by American publishers are really junk. Instead of creating an atmosphere of fun and excitement on travel, they made travel boring, dull, and unattractive.

Just look at the simple comparison here. If I could read Japanese, I would definitely buy all my travel guides in Japanese. Why waste your time with boring books.

Not all is lost, there are two publishers who have gone the pictorial route. Those are the only publishers I would recommend on travel guides. The others are just plain JUNK.

If you are frustrated for not knowing where you'd be staying when you book thru Hotwire.com, there's a great website for you.

As usual, you need to be super sure that you will be traveling on those dates because neither is at all forgiving if you need to make any changes to your hotel arrangements. If you are not at all comfortable with that types of treatment by these two websites, you shouldn't even bother with this tip. Otherwise, you could get great savings!

By the way, you should still compare prices on the websites mentioned before. You never know if for some odd reason you'd get much better rates thru those sites. It has happened before.

Better Bidding
Without further ado, let me introduce to you http://www.betterbidding.com.

Here are the steps on using Better Bidding to look for budget hotel in London or Paris:

1. Go to http://www.hotwire.com


2. Go ahead and enter all the information for a hotel.


3. Next, you will be shown a list of hotels with ratings, description, and the general location. Keep this page open!


4. Launch another browser window or tab and head to http://www.betterbidding.com .


5. Scroll all the way down until you see the term "Hotels - International Winning Bids for Priceline/Hotwire"


6. Go to the Other Countries section and select either Hotwire.


7. From here, all you need to do is to match the description with the hotel you found on Hotwire.

I would say 90% of the time, what you get from here is accurate. I have not experienced any let down as a result of this website.

So give it a try. Especially when you are bargain hunting, this is a great way to find a good hotel at a great price.

Hotel cost is perhaps the biggest cost for you while you travel in London and Paris.

If you live in the USA, it's relatively easy to find hotels domestically. However, many of us are not as familiar with the popular tools that are available to our friends in London and Paris.

Here is a list of websites that I'd highly recommend when you search for hotels in London and Paris:

1. Hotels.com - This is a US site but they have a fairly comprehensive list of hotels compared to other US travel sites.


2. Booking.com - This is a very powerful engine that works best with hotels in Europe. They have a great list of hotels for London and Paris.


3. Venere.com - A wonderful visual hotel browser. Especially useful if you are looking to stay at a particular location.

Play around with these sites. And don't stick with just one, compare the prices on all of them.

Most people will probably tell you that it's best to travel to London and Paris during the low season. If you want to save money, go at non-peak time.

The problem is that, traveling in non-peak time can sometimes result in you wasting time and money. The one or two thousands dollar saved might end up costing you more.

Why? Here are some reasons:
1. If you were to travel to London and Paris in Winter time, you are in a big surprise. Did you know that sun set at around 5pm? Compared that to almost 10pm during Summer. That's 5 fewer hours to enjoy the city sights and sounds!! Assuming you are visiting for 5 days, that's a loss of 25 hours, practically a whole day's worth!

2. If you go in Winter vs Summer, you might encounter a situation where there are fewer available attractions and activities. That means you cannot enjoy London or Paris to their fullest extend.

3. Luggage size. Traveling in Winter means having to wear heavy clothing. That means you either have to carry more weight or buy less souvenirs.

So rethink before you book at non-peak times. If your budget allows, it's recommended that you go at slightly off peak times like the Spring or Fall. You will face less crowd plus most activities are still attainable.

Nevertheless, if it's a decision between staying home versus traveling during Winter, I would choose traveling in Winter! You simply must experience the wonderful culture abroad.